GitHub Advisory DatabaseGHSA-7968-H4M4-GHM9No protection against brute-force attacks on login page
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
59.0%
Impact
Previous versions of Kiwi TCMS do not impose rate limits which makes it easier to attempt brute-force attacks against the login page.
Patches
Users should upgrade to v12.0 or later.
Workarounds
Users may install and configure a rate-limiting proxy in front of Kiwi TCMS. For example nginx.
References
Affected configurations
References
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7968-h4m4-ghm9
github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/commit/0ed213fa0ddb7a6dc77e3c3b99e8fc90ccdaf46f
github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/security/advisories/GHSA-7968-h4m4-ghm9
huntr.dev/bounties/2b1a9be9-45e9-490b-8de0-26a492e79795/
kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2023/02/15/kiwi-tcms-120/
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25156
Related
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
59.0%